Job Description

The Associate Research Scientist will focus on interactions between plant and microbial community physiology and assemblage and climate, with an emphasis on the spatial and temporal relationships of these biogeochemical systems to social inequity and critical theories of power. The Associate Research Scientist will develop a research program that addresses questions about ecosystem responses to past and ongoing institutionalized power disparities, with a geographic focus on post-colonial landscapes, especially across the African and Afro-descendant diaspora. The research program can include both empirical and quantitative (e.g., modeling) approaches. The Associate Research Scientist will be expected to perform original research, present the results of the research at scientific meetings, and publish first-author papers in peer-reviewed journals. The Associate Research Scientist will also co-lead the development of proposals for external research funding.The Associate Research Scientist should have extensive expertise in terrestrial biogeochemistry, plant ecophysiology, microbial ecology, and critical ecology. Applicants should have established experience leading high-impact multidisciplinary research teams, demonstrated a record of significant research contributions and thought leadership through publications in peer-reviewed journals, success in raising external funding for research, and be able to contribute broadly to research and community-building in the Olo Be Taloha Lab.